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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1993-02-03

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1 Serving the Sandstone Capital of the World since 1874 Wednesday, February 3, 1993 988-2801 35 mm Expansion on agenda for BOE Housing developments planned for Amherst are putting the squeeze on school enrollment figures. That is why the Board of Education is looking into the possibility of adding rooms at Powers Elementary School. "Powers is crowded right now," superintendent Howard Dulmage said. "And with all the building taking place in Amherst we think we might have to add three or four rooms to the building." An architect is now compiling preliminary drawings of a three-and a four-room addition to the iljschool. "We're not going to do the addition this year," Dulmage said. "We're doing it so we have the maximum protection space-wise. There's a lot of growth (in the city) anftflfrm't want us to get caught slwfjspace." Planning for growth is a lesson learned by the board in the aftermath of the space squeeze last school year at Shupe Middle School. Four classrooms were added to Shupe last summer. Dulmage said he believes the additions to Powers can be built with the funding the schools now have. "I'm working on a plan that I think will allow us to do the additions on the present funding," the superintendent said. "There would be no additional cost to the people for this. We'll plan to set money aside each year and use that to pay for (the new rooms)." But his plan could go down the drain if the schools cannot get residents to support the renewal of a two-mill perrnancnt improvement levy this sprijlg. "A lot of what I'm planning is contingent in the P.I. levy passing," Dulmage said. The levy provides about $400,000 a year for the schools to use for things like additions to buildings. Board members have also learned that the local athletic booster club is hoping to work toward financing the addition of the girls locker room at Marion L. Steele High School as well as adding an activity room. "Chuck Draga (the president of the boosters) and the boosters are planning this and would pay for it if they decided to do it," he said, adding the board was allowing them to use their architect to put together preliminary drawings for the work that may be done. Dulmage said the booster club Legion to observe chaplain Sunday In commemoration of the dramatic sacrifice of four armed forces chaplains during World War II, the American Legion will observe "Re- ligious Emphasis Week" Feb. 7-13 yell as Four Chaplains Sunday, Feb. 7. Chaplain Richard Sabiers of Am herst American Legion Post 118 has announced that Legion and Auxiliary members will be attending the 9 a.m. mass on Feb. 7 at St. Joseph Church in Amherst. Sabiers is urging all local veterans, along with their family members and friends, to attend the memorial observance at the church, which is located at 200 St. Joseph Drive. Veterans are also being asked to wear their respective organization's caps. Legion officials and clergymen are planning special programs for the observance of the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Dorchester and the heroism demonstrated by four valiant chaplains who were aboard the ship of 904 men. Of the many incidents of World War II, probably non stirred the nation more deeply than the story of these four men of God whose heroic efforts were credited with the saving of more than 200 lives. Those four a Jewish rabbi, a Roman Catholic priest and two Protestant ministers calmly issued life-belts to American servicemen Happy School gets top grades at gathering by Kathleen Koshar Applause, applause. There was little time for anything less than passing about a plate of kudos for every student, teacher, administrator and employee who has been a part of Powers Elementary School since the facility opened 40 years ago during an anniversary celebration held last Thursday. All those who have been associated with the school during the past 40 years of operation whether they taught or led the school's parent-teacher organization were invited to return for the celebration. About 75 celebrants gathered in the Powers multi-purpose room to share birthday cake and punch and reminisce about days gone by. After opening remarks by principal Robert Dinallo and Board of Education president Ron Yaco-bozzi, school superintendent Howard Dulmage offered a few remarks about the school's beginnings which he had gathered from the minutes of Board of Education meetings. The school officially opened on Feb. 22, 1953. Dulmage said the school district consisted mainly of Central School when a levy was passed to build the first Amherst elementary school on Aug. 2, 1950. Prior to building the school, Dulmage said classes were being held in church basements and other locations to handle the overflow of students. The school was originally going to face Lincoln Street, but Dulmage said the asking price on the property there was too high $6,000 for property that was appraised at $4,500. Members of the Board of Education instead bought property nearby on a dead-end gravel street Washington Street. The construction project was bid in September, 1951, at a cost of $393,676. Of course, Dulmage noted, that price did not include the plumbing or electrical work. Today, he estimated, the cost to build Powers Elementary School would be at least $5 million. The minutes showed that a plan to add sandstone to the con-CONTINUED on page 2 aboard the troop transport after it was torpedoed on Feb. 3, 1943 by a German submarine in the North Atlantic. The four chaplains were 1st lieutenents Charles V. Poling of the Reformed Church of Christ, Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, Father John P. Washington and Methodist minister George L. Fox. When the supply of life preservers was exhausted, the four chaplains removed their own life belts and gave them to four young GIs and told them to jump. They then stood calmly on the sinking ship, their arms around one another's shoulders and their heads bowed in prayer. Three wore crosses on their collars and one wore the Tablets of the Law as the bow of the ship came up and then slid under the raging surface. Inspired by the heroic deed of these four chaplains, the American Legion each year marks the anniversary of their supreme sacrifice through special services and programs in the communities of the nation. This annual observance, as part of the Legion's "Service to God and Country" program, helps bring new emphasis to the religious aspects of the American heritage and the need for continuing adherence to the basic religious concepts upon which America was founded. 40th Anniversary Powers Retired teacher Mary Miller lights candles beside the Powers Elementary School birthday cake. Former Here are a few excerpts from the memory book compiled by the 40th anniversary committee: , " was new to the Amherst school system, unacquainted with its office procedures and giving my all to teaching. Imagine my surprise when, around November 1st, the superintendent paid T- sh libs:? IN li .1 : -if. 'T ' , ' 4 " i i I , i J I r 1 - i students, teachers, employees and administrators gathered last week to mark the special occasion. me a visit. He jokingly asked if I planned on giving my services to the system for free. I had never collected any of my pay checks!" Blanche Nightingale CONTINUED on page 2 "1 Expert predicts Shopping area can be uplifted by Chris Underation It is a question that has been asked many times before: What is wrong with downtown Amherst and what can be done to fix it? According to coffee shop owner Jcri Rice, the urban planner hired by the Downtown Revitalizalion Committee thinks there is nothing wrong with the downtown that some elbow grease and cooperation from the city government cannot fix. "(Virginia Benson and I) went through about all of the buildings in the downtown," Rice said of a Jan. 21 meeting between the two. "We looked over the conditions (of the buildings) and she thinks things aren't as bad as they seem." In fact, Rice said, Benson believes downtown Amherst could someday look like the Hudson Village downtown, which often stands as a model revitilaztion project Rice passed around snapshots of Hudson's downtown. Committee members agreed that the freshly-painted buildings, clean sidewalks and colorful flowers were the look they wanted for Amherst. "She had a very keen eye," Rice said of Benson. "She loved what she saw of the downtown and thinks they have a lot of potential." After the tour of downtown, Benson laid out some preliminary plans for the revitalizalion of the area. The first phase would start this winter. It would feature a telephone survey of Amherst and South Amherst residents to see what they use the downtown for, a survey of downtown traffic patterns and the study of iha downtown plot maps. Benson estimated the cost of that work at $3,800. The second phase would start as soon as the initial phase is completed. Benson said she knows of several grants the city could apply for to help defray costs of the project and offered the committee help in applying for the grants. Phase three would include physical renovation things like painting, sandblasting buildings and removing decades of paint from intricate work on some of the buildings. "(Benson) said by this summer we should be about ready to advertise and let people know about all the changes downtown," Rice said. Some of the changes Benson suggested to Rice will require action on CONTINUED on page 2 Pass the word Last Friday, Harris Elementary School was the first school In Lorain County to serve their student a bag of milk with their lunch. The milk pouch Is known as the Mini-Sip Pouch, a more environmentally friendly way to enjoy that luchllme moo Juice. Here, from left to right, Jennifer Kessler and Brand! Williams share a laugh over drinking their milk from bag while Trade Rendell, far right, gets ready to try out her milk pouch. By the end of the week, all of the schools in Amherst will use the Mlni-SIp Pouch. Power started yesterday and Shupe, Nord and Steele will be Introduced to It Thursday. t

1 Serving the Sandstone Capital of the World since 1874 Wednesday, February 3, 1993 988-2801 35 mm Expansion on agenda for BOE Housing developments planned for Amherst are putting the squeeze on school enrollment figures. That is why the Board of Education is looking into the possibility of adding rooms at Powers Elementary School. "Powers is crowded right now," superintendent Howard Dulmage said. "And with all the building taking place in Amherst we think we might have to add three or four rooms to the building." An architect is now compiling preliminary drawings of a three-and a four-room addition to the iljschool. "We're not going to do the addition this year," Dulmage said. "We're doing it so we have the maximum protection space-wise. There's a lot of growth (in the city) anftflfrm't want us to get caught slwfjspace." Planning for growth is a lesson learned by the board in the aftermath of the space squeeze last school year at Shupe Middle School. Four classrooms were added to Shupe last summer. Dulmage said he believes the additions to Powers can be built with the funding the schools now have. "I'm working on a plan that I think will allow us to do the additions on the present funding," the superintendent said. "There would be no additional cost to the people for this. We'll plan to set money aside each year and use that to pay for (the new rooms)." But his plan could go down the drain if the schools cannot get residents to support the renewal of a two-mill perrnancnt improvement levy this sprijlg. "A lot of what I'm planning is contingent in the P.I. levy passing," Dulmage said. The levy provides about $400,000 a year for the schools to use for things like additions to buildings. Board members have also learned that the local athletic booster club is hoping to work toward financing the addition of the girls locker room at Marion L. Steele High School as well as adding an activity room. "Chuck Draga (the president of the boosters) and the boosters are planning this and would pay for it if they decided to do it," he said, adding the board was allowing them to use their architect to put together preliminary drawings for the work that may be done. Dulmage said the booster club Legion to observe chaplain Sunday In commemoration of the dramatic sacrifice of four armed forces chaplains during World War II, the American Legion will observe "Re- ligious Emphasis Week" Feb. 7-13 yell as Four Chaplains Sunday, Feb. 7. Chaplain Richard Sabiers of Am herst American Legion Post 118 has announced that Legion and Auxiliary members will be attending the 9 a.m. mass on Feb. 7 at St. Joseph Church in Amherst. Sabiers is urging all local veterans, along with their family members and friends, to attend the memorial observance at the church, which is located at 200 St. Joseph Drive. Veterans are also being asked to wear their respective organization's caps. Legion officials and clergymen are planning special programs for the observance of the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the USS Dorchester and the heroism demonstrated by four valiant chaplains who were aboard the ship of 904 men. Of the many incidents of World War II, probably non stirred the nation more deeply than the story of these four men of God whose heroic efforts were credited with the saving of more than 200 lives. Those four a Jewish rabbi, a Roman Catholic priest and two Protestant ministers calmly issued life-belts to American servicemen Happy School gets top grades at gathering by Kathleen Koshar Applause, applause. There was little time for anything less than passing about a plate of kudos for every student, teacher, administrator and employee who has been a part of Powers Elementary School since the facility opened 40 years ago during an anniversary celebration held last Thursday. All those who have been associated with the school during the past 40 years of operation whether they taught or led the school's parent-teacher organization were invited to return for the celebration. About 75 celebrants gathered in the Powers multi-purpose room to share birthday cake and punch and reminisce about days gone by. After opening remarks by principal Robert Dinallo and Board of Education president Ron Yaco-bozzi, school superintendent Howard Dulmage offered a few remarks about the school's beginnings which he had gathered from the minutes of Board of Education meetings. The school officially opened on Feb. 22, 1953. Dulmage said the school district consisted mainly of Central School when a levy was passed to build the first Amherst elementary school on Aug. 2, 1950. Prior to building the school, Dulmage said classes were being held in church basements and other locations to handle the overflow of students. The school was originally going to face Lincoln Street, but Dulmage said the asking price on the property there was too high $6,000 for property that was appraised at $4,500. Members of the Board of Education instead bought property nearby on a dead-end gravel street Washington Street. The construction project was bid in September, 1951, at a cost of $393,676. Of course, Dulmage noted, that price did not include the plumbing or electrical work. Today, he estimated, the cost to build Powers Elementary School would be at least $5 million. The minutes showed that a plan to add sandstone to the con-CONTINUED on page 2 aboard the troop transport after it was torpedoed on Feb. 3, 1943 by a German submarine in the North Atlantic. The four chaplains were 1st lieutenents Charles V. Poling of the Reformed Church of Christ, Rabbi Alexander D. Goode, Father John P. Washington and Methodist minister George L. Fox. When the supply of life preservers was exhausted, the four chaplains removed their own life belts and gave them to four young GIs and told them to jump. They then stood calmly on the sinking ship, their arms around one another's shoulders and their heads bowed in prayer. Three wore crosses on their collars and one wore the Tablets of the Law as the bow of the ship came up and then slid under the raging surface. Inspired by the heroic deed of these four chaplains, the American Legion each year marks the anniversary of their supreme sacrifice through special services and programs in the communities of the nation. This annual observance, as part of the Legion's "Service to God and Country" program, helps bring new emphasis to the religious aspects of the American heritage and the need for continuing adherence to the basic religious concepts upon which America was founded. 40th Anniversary Powers Retired teacher Mary Miller lights candles beside the Powers Elementary School birthday cake. Former Here are a few excerpts from the memory book compiled by the 40th anniversary committee: , " was new to the Amherst school system, unacquainted with its office procedures and giving my all to teaching. Imagine my surprise when, around November 1st, the superintendent paid T- sh libs:? IN li .1 : -if. 'T ' , ' 4 " i i I , i J I r 1 - i students, teachers, employees and administrators gathered last week to mark the special occasion. me a visit. He jokingly asked if I planned on giving my services to the system for free. I had never collected any of my pay checks!" Blanche Nightingale CONTINUED on page 2 "1 Expert predicts Shopping area can be uplifted by Chris Underation It is a question that has been asked many times before: What is wrong with downtown Amherst and what can be done to fix it? According to coffee shop owner Jcri Rice, the urban planner hired by the Downtown Revitalizalion Committee thinks there is nothing wrong with the downtown that some elbow grease and cooperation from the city government cannot fix. "(Virginia Benson and I) went through about all of the buildings in the downtown," Rice said of a Jan. 21 meeting between the two. "We looked over the conditions (of the buildings) and she thinks things aren't as bad as they seem." In fact, Rice said, Benson believes downtown Amherst could someday look like the Hudson Village downtown, which often stands as a model revitilaztion project Rice passed around snapshots of Hudson's downtown. Committee members agreed that the freshly-painted buildings, clean sidewalks and colorful flowers were the look they wanted for Amherst. "She had a very keen eye," Rice said of Benson. "She loved what she saw of the downtown and thinks they have a lot of potential." After the tour of downtown, Benson laid out some preliminary plans for the revitalizalion of the area. The first phase would start this winter. It would feature a telephone survey of Amherst and South Amherst residents to see what they use the downtown for, a survey of downtown traffic patterns and the study of iha downtown plot maps. Benson estimated the cost of that work at $3,800. The second phase would start as soon as the initial phase is completed. Benson said she knows of several grants the city could apply for to help defray costs of the project and offered the committee help in applying for the grants. Phase three would include physical renovation things like painting, sandblasting buildings and removing decades of paint from intricate work on some of the buildings. "(Benson) said by this summer we should be about ready to advertise and let people know about all the changes downtown," Rice said. Some of the changes Benson suggested to Rice will require action on CONTINUED on page 2 Pass the word Last Friday, Harris Elementary School was the first school In Lorain County to serve their student a bag of milk with their lunch. The milk pouch Is known as the Mini-Sip Pouch, a more environmentally friendly way to enjoy that luchllme moo Juice. Here, from left to right, Jennifer Kessler and Brand! Williams share a laugh over drinking their milk from bag while Trade Rendell, far right, gets ready to try out her milk pouch. By the end of the week, all of the schools in Amherst will use the Mlni-SIp Pouch. Power started yesterday and Shupe, Nord and Steele will be Introduced to It Thursday. t